Events
Jane Austen Festival: Jane’s Jubilee
At Heritage Village Museum
11500 Lebanon Road, Sharonville, OH 45241
varies
Join us as we celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday! The Jane Austen Festival will be the talk of all Meryton and beyond. There will be workshops, teas (SOLD OUT!), lectures, costume promenades, vendors, and we cannot forget the highly anticipated Ball! After many years being hosted in beautiful Locust Grove, near Louisville, Kentucky, the Heritage Village Museum are excited to announce the Jane Austen Festival has found a new home there.
Unofficial JASNA-IR event
Many JASNA-IR folk plan on going to the festival each day with some heading to the ball as well!
Open to the public.
JCPL's Jane Austen Book Club
From 2p until 3p
At Johnson County Public Library - Clark Pleasant Branch
350 Clearwater Blvd., Whiteland, IN 46184
https://www.pageafterpage.org/
$0
Johnson County Public Library
Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday by reading and discussing her novels. We’ll read one book each month until the big Jane Austen birthday festival in December!
Join us to discuss "Pride and Prejudice," Jane Austen's second and most famous novel (or is it?). We'll explore Elizabeth Bennet's evolving personal growth as she navigates love, misunderstandings and societal expectations with the proud and wealthy Mr. Darcy.
Register on the library's website: https://jcplin.libnet.info/event/13305904
Sundays at 2 p.m.
- June 1 - "Sense and Sensibility" (CPB)
- July 20 - "Pride and Prejudice" (CPB)
- August 17 - "Mansfield Park" (FRB)
- September 7 - "Emma" (FRB)
- October 12 - "Northanger Abbey" (WRB)
- November 23 - "Persuasion" (WRB)
Open to the public.
Book to Movie: Emma
From 1p until 3:30p
At Hamilton East Public Library - Noblesville
1 Library Plaza, Noblesville, IN 46060
$0
Hamilton East Public Library & JASNA-IR
2025 marks Jane Austen's 250th birthday and 210 years since the publication of Emma! Celebrate with us by reading the book, watching the movie, and discussing with treats provided by JASNA.
We will watch the 2020 version of Emma. directed by Autumn de Wilde (rated PG).
Come, discuss, and enjoy!
Registration for the event begins on June 26th on the library's website: https://hepl.libnet.info/event/12851371
Open to the public.
JCPL's Jane Austen Book Club
From 2p until 3p
At Johnson County Public Library - Franklin Branch
401 State Street, Franklin, IN 46131
https://www.pageafterpage.org/
$0
Johnson County Public Library
Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday by reading and discussing her novels. We’ll read one book each month until the big Jane Austen birthday festival in December!
Join us to discuss Jane Austen's third published novel, "Mansfield Park." In a coming-of-age story, Fanny Price navigates the complications of leaving her impoverished family and being raised by wealthy relatives. As one of the few modest and reserved characters in the book, we'll discuss Fanny's growth in love, honor and duty in 19th-century England.
Register on the library's website: https://jcplin.libnet.info/event/13305913
Sundays at 2 p.m.
- June 1 - "Sense and Sensibility" (CPB)
- July 20 - "Pride and Prejudice" (CPB)
- August 17 - "Mansfield Park" (FRB)
- September 7 - "Emma" (FRB)
- October 12 - "Northanger Abbey" (WRB)
- November 23 - "Persuasion" (WRB)
Open to the public.
JCPL's Jane Austen Book Club
From 2p until 3p
At Johnson County Public Library - Franklin Branch
401 State Street, Franklin, IN 46131
https://www.pageafterpage.org/
$0
Johnson County Public Library
Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday by reading and discussing her novels. We’ll read one book each month until the big Jane Austen birthday festival in December!
Join us in discussing Jane Austen's fourth published novel, "Emma." Emma Woodhouse is clever, attractive and rich. However, her misguided attempts at matchmaking land her in hot water more than once. Let's discuss the wide variety of characters that "Emma" offers!
Register on the library's website: https://jcplin.libnet.info/event/13305919
Sundays at 2 p.m.
- June 1 - "Sense and Sensibility" (CPB)
- July 20 - "Pride and Prejudice" (CPB)
- August 17 - "Mansfield Park" (FRB)
- September 7 - "Emma" (FRB)
- October 12 - "Northanger Abbey" (WRB)
- November 23 - "Persuasion" (WRB)
Open to the public.
JASNA - AGM 2025
Austen at 250: "No check to my Genius from beginning to end"
At Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
700 Aliceanna Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
https://jasna.org/agms/baltimore2025/home.php
Cost varies
2025 will be a milestone year as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, with Baltimore welcoming JASNA back for its first AGM since 1980. We are planning a diverse and unique celebration of her life and literary genius, as well as an opportunity for attendees to connect with the rich history of Maryland and “Charm City.” Attendees must find themselves agreeing that “a very strange [Janeite] it must be, who does not see charms in the immediate environs of [Baltimore], to make him wish to know it better.”
Austen at 250 will be the culminating event focusing on Jane Austen and her work, which she once characterized as “little bit (two inches) of Ivory” but that has endured for centuries. Baltimore will be a salute to her legacy, timelessness, relevance, and enduring genius through an exploration of:
- Literary genius
- Published and unpublished works
- Surviving letters
- Innovation in writing technique
- Milestones of her life
- Education and daily life
- Family and friends
Join your fellow Janeites friends at this once-in-a-lifetime celebration!
For JASNA members only.
JCPL's Jane Austen Book Club
From 2p until 3p
At Johnson County Public Library - White River Branch
1664 Library Blvd, Greenwood, IN 46142
https://www.pageafterpage.org/
$0
Johnson County Public Library
Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday by reading and discussing her novels. We’ll read one book each month until the big Jane Austen birthday festival in December!
Join us in discussing Jane Austen's fifth published novel, "Northanger Abbey." Let your imagination run wild with Catherine Morland, the young and naïve heroine whose journey of self-knowledge and understanding others is dotted with love, friendship and a few good gothic novels.
Register on the library's website: https://jcplin.libnet.info/event/13325246
Sundays at 2 p.m.
- June 1 - "Sense and Sensibility" (CPB)
- July 20 - "Pride and Prejudice" (CPB)
- August 17 - "Mansfield Park" (FRB)
- September 7 - "Emma" (FRB)
- October 12 - "Northanger Abbey" (WRB)
- November 23 - "Persuasion" (WRB)
Open to the public.
Jane Austen Game Day
From 2p until 4p
At Hamilton East Public Library - Fishers
5 Municipal Dr, Fishers, IN 46038
$0
Help us celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday! Play a variety of games that are Jane Austen themed.
2025 marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth. Teens and adults are invited to play games centered on Jane Austen and her works!
Games are provided by the Jane Austen Society of North America - Indiana Region.
Registration begins on September 18th on the library's website: https://hepl.libnet.info/event/13691377
Open to the public.
JCPL's Jane Austen Book Club
From 2p until 3p
At Johnson County Public Library - White River Branch
1664 Library Blvd, Greenwood, IN 46142
https://www.pageafterpage.org/
$0
Johnson County Public Library
Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday by reading and discussing her novels. We’ll read one book each month until the big Jane Austen birthday festival in December!
Join us in discussing Jane Austen's sixth published novel, "Persuasion." Years after being persuaded to break off their earlier engagement, Anne Elliot is given a second chance at love when Captain Wentworth returns from sea.
Register on the library's website: https://jcplin.libnet.info/event/13305935
Sundays at 2 p.m.
- June 1 - "Sense and Sensibility" (CPB)
- July 20 - "Pride and Prejudice" (CPB)
- August 17 - "Mansfield Park" (FRB)
- September 7 - "Emma" (FRB)
- October 12 - "Northanger Abbey" (WRB)
- November 23 - "Persuasion" (WRB)
Open to the public.
Birthday Tea
From 11:30a until 1p
At Twigs & Tea
11399 Lantern Road, Fishers, IN 46038
TBD
The place and time are booked for our 2025 Birthday Tea. Watch for more details!
For JASNA members only.